Penrhyndeudraeth
Penrhyndeudraeth is a small town and community in the Welsh area of Gwynedd. The community is close to the mouth of the River Dwyryd on the A487 virtually 3 miles (4.8 km) eastern of Porthmadog, and had a population of 2,150 at the 2011 census, boosted from 2,031 in 2001. The community consists of Minffordd and Portmeirion. According to the 2011 Census, Penrhyndeudraeth is the 19th most Welsh-speaking community in Wales, with about 76% of the its homeowners aged 3 years or older mentioning that they can talk Welsh. According to the most up to date Estyn examination report of the town's primary school, Ysgol Cefn Coch, 79% of pupils originated from homes where Welsh is spoken. In a case in June 2011, with brand-new English property managers of the Royal Oak pub in Penrhyndeudraeth, customers left the bar in anger and also were endangered with an airgun after being informed to stop purchasing their drinks in Welsh. The club ultimately had a change of administration. The Penrhyndeudraeth Children and Youth's Chaired Eisteddfod is held every year at the Memorial Hall. The town is house to the Snowdonia National Park Authority headquarters. There are many language traces of Old Welsh to be found in the name in the Penrhyndeudraeth location, such as "Pont Briwet/ Briwet Bridge (Briwet is cognate with the Breton word "Brued" suggesting bridge). Remains of old huts can be found near Ty 'n y Berllan, which go back to the Bronze Age. Penrhyndeudraeth's Alun 'Sbardun' Huws composed a song, Strydoedd Aberstalwm (approximately "roads of long ago"), in tribute to the town. His widely known band Y Tebot Piws likewise recorded their goodbye cd at Penrhyndeudraeth Memorial Hall in 2011.
